a simple canoe?
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Have you had a look at the info on the electronic books on this site, there are plans to make a 14ft canoe from plywood. Doesn't look too complicated either.
Andy
Have you had a look at the info on the electronic books on this site, there are plans to make a 14ft canoe from plywood. Doesn't look too complicated either.
Andy
If I was you I would pop over to www.songofthepaddle.co.uk and check out some of the self build tutorial as I would say that your initial design would unstable and a pig to paddle with is zero rocker and also prone to leaking due to the length on 'seams' under the waterline and them being at right angles.
Have a look here for what you want, Fishfish.
Complete plans, all you have to do is trace the patterns on the ply, cut them, assemble the panels with nylon ties, some glass tape, a bit of epoxy and there you are, They are good designs. Waiting for the paint to dry is what takes the longest!
I have built a couple of the boats and canoes and they are very easy to build and cheap as well. You can use cheap ply, soft wood and ordinary house paint and because they don't spend that much time in the water, will last quite a while, as long as you don't let them fill up with water during the winter!!!
Complete plans, all you have to do is trace the patterns on the ply, cut them, assemble the panels with nylon ties, some glass tape, a bit of epoxy and there you are, They are good designs. Waiting for the paint to dry is what takes the longest!
I have built a couple of the boats and canoes and they are very easy to build and cheap as well. You can use cheap ply, soft wood and ordinary house paint and because they don't spend that much time in the water, will last quite a while, as long as you don't let them fill up with water during the winter!!!
Also do a search for ... pirogue. Lots of sizes and variations on them.
Plus coracles and the Indian version called a "bull boat" can also be made with a canvas cover instead of beef or buffalo hide.
Mikey - that grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands
Plus coracles and the Indian version called a "bull boat" can also be made with a canvas cover instead of beef or buffalo hide.
Mikey - that grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands
How about this? http://mungobah.blogspot.com/2007/01/canoe-of-three-planks.html
Having read a fair bit about building canoes, I was surprised to come across a unique method of building a canoe - or at least unique to my knowledge.
Absolutely fascinating - I suppose you could use either thin boards taken from a log by splitting or bark peeled from a tree. I found this method while perusing Francis Galton's 'The Art of Travel or, Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries'.
If you end up building one, I'd LOVE to see pictures of it...
Cheers,
Mungo
Having read a fair bit about building canoes, I was surprised to come across a unique method of building a canoe - or at least unique to my knowledge.
Absolutely fascinating - I suppose you could use either thin boards taken from a log by splitting or bark peeled from a tree. I found this method while perusing Francis Galton's 'The Art of Travel or, Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries'.
If you end up building one, I'd LOVE to see pictures of it...
Cheers,
Mungo
How about this? http://mungobah.blogspot.com/2007/01/canoe-of-three-planks.html
Having read a fair bit about building canoes, I was surprised to come across a unique method of building a canoe - or at least unique to my knowledge.
Absolutely fascinating - I suppose you could use either thin boards taken from a log by splitting or bark peeled from a tree. I found this method while perusing Francis Galton's 'The Art of Travel or, Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries'.
If you end up building one, I'd LOVE to see pictures of it...
Cheers,
Mungo
Wouldn't the wood split far to easily in a canoe like that? I don't think it would be a strong boat.
Hi Fishfish
Canoes and coracles displace surprisingly little water even with the degree of ballast that I provide. I was paddling on the Loire week before last in water little more than ankle deep at times.
There was a guy at Bewdley museum making coracles a while back he ran courses for people wanting to make their own, might be worth a call. I was surprised by their agility and carrying capacity.
Pothunter.
Canoes and coracles displace surprisingly little water even with the degree of ballast that I provide. I was paddling on the Loire week before last in water little more than ankle deep at times.
There was a guy at Bewdley museum making coracles a while back he ran courses for people wanting to make their own, might be worth a call. I was surprised by their agility and carrying capacity.
Pothunter.
Here is a link with clearer information on the 'Canoe of Three Planks'. I think that if you carefully hewed thin planks, then the canoe would be very strong and light. Structurally it looks quite sound. I suppose you could use pine pitch and spruce roots to bind the edges, similar to the way you would do with a canoe. Or more 'modernly', use fibreglass strips to seal the edges, and screws to hold it all.
Mungo
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